When I was 17, my father was so stupid, I didn't want to be seen with him in public. When I was 24, I was amazed at how much the old man had learned in just 7 years.

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambition.

Cherimoya, the most delicious fruit known to men.

Sacred cows make the best hamburger.

There is nothing so annoying as to have two people talking when you're busy interrupting.

In writing, I shall always confine myself strictly to the truth, except when it is attended with inconvenience.

My brother had just been appointed Secretary of Nevada Territory--an office of such majesty that it concentrated in itself the duties and dignities of Treasurer, Comptroller, Secretary of State, and Acting Governor in the Governor's absence. A salary of eighteen hundred dollars a year and the title of "Mr. Secretary," gave to the great position an air of wild and imposing grandeur. I was young and ignorant, and I envied my brother.